Photo via the New Republic It's a widely held notion that politicians have long been in the pocket of Big Oil. And there's good reason for that perception: oil companies' huge campaign donations, vast lobbying power, and close ties to politicians have ensured that their taxes remain low , that hidden subsidies are around to provide extra funding, and that they receive preferential treatment in US energy policy. But there could be a new, ... View original post here: The Next Big Oil: Big Smart Grid?
So there really isn't anything that deep to this image. It's just a (more or less) life-sized blue whale eye. And on the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society site you can educate yourself/be mesmerized/ waste some time for a while staring at it while the entire life-sized animal scrolls across your browser window. Believe me, it's way cooler than you might think:... Read more from the original source: Ever See a Blue Whale Life-Sized on Your Computer? Now You Can
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Pop-up gardens, urban farms, guerrilla bike lanes, examples of crowdsourced city planning, and other urban interventions will be the focus of the official U.S. Pavilion at the world's most prestigious architecture event. Originally posted here: Pop-Up Gardens, Other 'Urban Interventions' to be Showcased at Venice Architecture Biennale
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Vivienne Westwood's eco-fashion tees support the Environmental Justice Foundation's 'No Place Like Home' campaign for climate refugees. Excerpt from: Stylish Vivienne Westwood Statement T-Shirts Support Climate Refugees
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Shopping plus swapping equals shwopping, sort of. Donate old clothes and help OXFAM and landfill sites. Read more from the original source: New Shwopping Campaign at Marks & Spencer to Recycle Clothes and Save Landfills
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Just in time for Mother's Day and warmer temps, Elsa and Me's little organic cotton dress gets a colorful red makeover. Here is the original post: Elsa and Me's Little Red Dress is Perfect for Mothers and Daughters, Too
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Using solar stills to purify water isn't a new idea, but it's an effective one. And now new efforts are underway to use this old technology to help green the desert. The rest is here: Looking Backward to Move Forward: Solar Stills Could be the Low-Cost Leader in Water Desalination
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Everyday, children and adults wander into the countryside to find metal, like bomblets and weapons from the second Indochina war, to sell as scrap metal or souvenirs to tourists, or to turn into useful objects, only if they don't explode beforehand. Continued here: Deadly Recycling. How Kids in Laos Gather Explosive War Scrap to Put to Use.
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The pioneering site that brokes accomodation in private homes must now pay city hotel tax in San Francisco, according to a new ruling. What does this mean for collaborative consumption? Read more: Airbnb to Owe City Hotel Tax in San Francisco
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I'm not really sure how to tell you this, but your plants have probably been talking behind your back this whole time. Go here to see the original: Plants Can Actually Talk to Each Other, Say Researchers
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Some court-watchers think so. Here is the original: If the Supreme Court Throws Out Health Care Law, Might Environmental Protections be Next?
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Despite high-profile exposes of animal cruelty on industrial-scale farms, it's the routine treatment of animals as just another "material input" that should really worry us. Read the original: Animal Abuse in Factory Farms is the Norm, Not the Exception
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A Finnish designer has made a working surfboard from broken skateboards. Read the original here: Hollow Surfboard Is Made from Broken Skateboards
How to grow tastier tomatoes and how to make food taste sweeter without sugar: just two amazing discoveries from a study of the chemical interactions underlying tomato flavor preferences Read the rest here: The Secrets of Tasty Tomatoes Discovered - Can ...
